BRITTANY. - MORICE (Hyacinthe). - Lot 24

BRITTANY. - MORICE (Hyacinthe). Mémoires pour servir de preuves à l'histoire ecclésiastique et civile de Bretagne. Paris, Charles Osmont, 1742-1746. 3 volumes in-folio, marbled calf, large gilded coat of arms in the center, ornate spine, alternating coat of arms (fleur-de-lis and ermine spot) in the caissons, red title and brown tomaison, red speckled edges (Binding of the period). First edition, illustrated with 35 plates showing over 500 seals and coats of arms. A copy bearing the coat of arms of the Estates of Brittany, which financed the publication of the work. Angular staining, with many leaves restored. Traces of worms on the lower corner of the plates in Volume II. Heads and spines restored, wetness on covers of Volume I.